Burgersdijk

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as burgerdijc in 1272. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Burg and Middle Dutch dijk (“levee”). Named after a nearby levee.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Bur‧gers‧dijk

Proper noun

Burgersdijk n

  1. a hamlet in Midden-Delfland, South Holland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “burgersdijk”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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